double
Twice the number, amount, size, etcTwice the number, amount, size, etc.
» This word has a double meaning.
Dieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen. — lilygilder
Dieses Wort ist doppeldeutig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У этого слова есть два значения. — Aqn
У этого слова два значения. — heccele
Это слово имеет двойной смысл. — marafon
У цього слова два значення. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
30 sensesTwice the number, amount, size, etc.
I did double his sales this month.
Doppelte
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
Doppelgänger, Double
двойни́кdvojník
двійни́кdvijnýk
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
On second thought, make that a double.
Doppelter
двойно́йdvojnój
Two shifts of work back to back.
I work a double this weekend.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.
Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.
A two-base hit.
The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
Examples
522 sentencesThis word has a double meaning.
У цього слова два значення. — deniko
ruУ этого слова есть два значения. — Aqn
deDieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen. — lilygilder
His salary is double what it was seven years ago.
Його зарплата вдвічі вища, ніж сім років тому. — uaspeaker
ruЕго зарплата вдвое выше, чем семь лет назад. — Hellerick
deSein Gehalt ist doppelt so hoch wie vor sieben Jahren. — MUIRIEL
Do you have a double room?
Чи маєте двомісні кімнати? — brambury
ruУ вас есть двухместный номер? — Lenin_1917
deHaben Sie ein Doppelzimmer? — Wolf
Sales should double this year.
Цього року продажі повинні подвоїтися. — ChickenKiev
ruВ этом году продажи должны удвоиться. — Hellerick
I'll pay double the price.
Я заплачу подвійну ціну. — deniko
ruЯ заплачу двойную цену. — marafon
deIch werde den doppelten Preis zahlen. — Melang
Translations
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Forms
plural: doublesSynonyms
7 synonyms- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base:two-base hittwo-baggertwo-baser
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor):imagelook-alike
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2:doubling
Word family
7 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- more than double
- double check
- double crossed
- paid double
- double date
- has a double